Propositional (adjective)

Relating to or consisting of a proposition, especially in logic or mathematics.

Origin:

From the latin word propositiōnālis, meaning 'relating to a proposition'.

Examples:

  1. The propositional logic was a branch of mathematical logic that dealt with propositions.
  2. The propositional calculus was a system of formal logic that used propositions to derive new propositions.
  3. The propositional attitude was a linguistic concept that referred to the way people talked about their beliefs.
  4. The propositional function was a mathematical expression that evaluated to a proposition based on the values of its variables.
  5. The propositional content was the meaning of a proposition, independent of the words used to express it.
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